Where we get to the core of parent questions about education and learning! Featuring Dr. Megan Allen, NBCT, the owner/operator of The Community Classroom tutoring center. Each Tuesday the podcast will tackle a different parent or caregiver question about education and learning by those who know best: teachers!
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Episode 12: What Can Parents Do To Help Their Child's Literacy Development?
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What can we do as parents to help our child's literacy development? We all want to help our children become better readers, but we know better than forcing flashcards on a one-year-old or making a 10-year-old read a list of 200 books. So what can we do—and what are we already doing—that helps a child's literacy development? Sarah Frenette is a vete…
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Episode 11: What Should Parents Know About Independent and Private Schools?
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Ever wonder about independent, private, or charter school options? We have too, and we got our questions answered by an educator who knows them as both a parent and an administrator. We'll talk to Kim Evelti Polin, the Director of Curriculum at The Williston Northampton School, and we'll tease back the layers around school choice. Kim will share wi…
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Episode 10: What is Math Play (And Why Is It Important)?
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Math joy may seem like an oxymoron but trust us. It's so important for our children! In this episode, we'll get to the core of math joy by exploring math play, learning how we can integrate it into our family life at home. We'll talk to Jay Bright Shovar, a Mount Holyoke College alumna, a veteran educator from Alberta, Canada, and a Community Class…
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Episode 9: What Does My Child Really Need to Know Before Kindergarten?
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What do our kids need to know before they start Kindergarten? And should we worry if they don't know the alphabet or their letters yet? These are some of the questions we'll tackle today with our guest, early childhood educator Danielle Goua. Dani is a teacher in DC Public Schools who has worked with prekindergarten, Head Start, Kindergarten, and f…
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Episode Eight: What is Fluency (and Why Should We Care As Parents)?
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What exactly is fluency and why should we care as parents? You may have seen it in an elementary school report card or heard about it in a parent-teacher conference, but what does it mean for reading at home? These are some of the questions we'll tackle today with our guest, veteran educator Christina Webster. Christina Webster is a veteran educato…
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Episode Seven: The Complex Relationship Between Girls and Science
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Girls and science. Something happens to girls in upper elementary school and middle school where they start losing their fascination and love of science! Our guest in this episode helps us unpack that complex relationship. Carly Baldwin is a National Board Certified Teacher, a chemistry teacher in Ashland, Kentucky, a virtual tutor at The Community…
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Episode Six: How Do I Help My Child With Their Math Homework?
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Ever been frustrated with your child's math homework? We feel you! In this episode, we'll get to the heart of what is causing that frustration and what we can do about it. We'll talk to Dr. Mike Flynn, the 2008 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year, author of Beyond Answers, and the Director of Math Leadership Programs at Mount Holyoke College. Dr. Fly…
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Episode Five: What Can I Do If My Child Doesn't Like To Read?
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If our children don't like to read, can they still "do" life successfully? Is this normal? What can we do as parents to help our kids like reading a bit more? If you've ever wondered about these questions, this episode will bring you some much-needed peace of mind. We talk to literacy expert and educator Mary Phillips, a veteran educator of over 20…
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Episode Four: Help! My Child Doesn't Like To Write.
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"My child doesn't like to write. What can I do?" We hear this question frequently at The Community Classroom, so we decided to ask one of the best teachers we know: Christine Paglia Baker. Christine is local to the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts, a tutor at The Community Classroom, and an educator of many years. This thoughtful and brillia…
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Episode Three: Should We Worry About Pandemic Learning Loss?
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Does it hurt children to measure pandemic learning loss? Are we going to stigmatize an entire generation of kids? And WHAT do we do as parents about standardized tests and this upcoming school year? In this episode of To The Core, we get to the core of these questions with Dr. Jemelleh Nurse Coes, the 2014 Georgia Teacher of the Year and the Direct…
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Episode Two: What Happens With Girls and Math? (and better yet, what can we do about it)
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Episode One: Pandemic Learning Perspective and Advice For Parents From a Second Grader
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โดย Dr. Megan Allen, NBCT
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The teachers of The Community Classroom are proud to showcase Episode Zero of To The Core, a podcast series that answers parent questions about education and learning. This episode gives you the who, what, why, and when of Season 1, which starts on September 7th. To get on the list to be notified when Season 1 is live, please visit the Podcast Regi…
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